$600 Kickoff Event | 2024 Maryland State Poker Championship

08-04-2024 12:37 UTC-5

Solomon Finds the Double

Nick Becker

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Kevin Solomon and Alan Gendelman got it all in preflop, with Solomon at risk.

Kevin Solomon: 6♥6♦ All in
Alan Gendelman: 4♣4♠

The flop rolled out 2♣4♦6♠ with both players improving to a set. The 9♥ turn and Q♦ river saw the pot being pushed Solomon's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Gendelman	915,000 90,000	90,000
Kevin Solomon	176,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Alan Gendelman Kevin Solomon

08-04-2024 12:41 UTC-5

Chill Eliminates Magness

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Tyler Boyer

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Action folded to Gregory Chill in the cutoff, and he raised to 35,000. Justin Arnwine on the button then three-bet to 105,000, before the big blind Sean Magness four-bet all in for 140,000. Chill then five-bet all in for 320,000, and Arnwine folded to leave the players heads up and Magness at risk.

Sean Magness: K♦9♦ All in
Gregory Chill: 10♦10♣

Chill was ahead with his pocket tens, and when the board ran out J♥J♠2♦7♦9♣ and the tens of Chill was still best, and Magness was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Arnwine	615,000 -92,000	-92,000

Gregory Chill	590,000 208,000	208,000
Sean Magness	Busted

Tags: Gregory Chill Sean Magness Justin Arnwine

08-04-2024 12:53 UTC-5

Rodriguez Wins a Small One; Eisenberg Sitting with Heaps

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Nick Becker

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jeremy Rodriguez raised to 42,000 in early position, Michael Zazzera flatted on the button, and Tim Faro defended in the big blind.

The flop of 5♦4♥3♥ checked through to the 5♥ turn. Faro checked, Rodriguez bet 35,000, Zazzera folded, as did Faro and the pot was pushed to Rodriguez.

Also sitting at the table is Lara Eisenberg, who is the current chip leader with just under two million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lara Eisenberg	1,950,000 1,413,000	1,413,000

Michael Zazzera	770,000 510,000	510,000
Jeremy Rodriguez	425,000 349,000	349,000
Tim Faro	370,000 -255,000	-255,000

Tags: Jeremy Rodriguez Lara Eisenberg Michael Zazzera Tim Faro

08-04-2024 12:53 UTC-5

Funk Finds A Double

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Tyler Boyer

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Action folded to Chaloemphon Phuangchit in the cutoff, and he raised to 45,000. Once it folded to the small blind Brian Funk, he three-bet all in for 154,000. After the big blind folded Phuangchit folded to put Funk at risk.

Brian Funk: A♥7♠ All in
Chaloemphon Phuangchit: K♣J♦

Funk was ahead with his ace high, and after the board ran out 3♣6♣5♣5♦7♦ Funk improved to two pair sevens and fives to secure the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chaloemphon Phuangchit	625,000 324,000	324,000
Brian Funk	340,000 213,000	213,000

Tags: Chaloemphon Phuangchit Brian Funk

08-04-2024 13:03 UTC-5

Sepehri Check-Raises the Turn

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Nick Becker

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Michael Marsico raised to 32,000 on the button and Hamid Sepehri flatted in the small blind.

The flop came 3♦Q♠5♥ and action went check-check, bringing the 10♠ turn.

Sepehri check-raised to 100,000 over Marsico's bet of 42,000. "I think you're full of it," said Marsico, as he tossed his cards into the muck.

Sepehri showed Q♦5♠, proving that he had it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hamid Sepehri	428,000 333,000	333,000
Michael Marsico	300,000 -95,000	-95,000

Tags: Hamid Sepehri Michael Marsico

08-04-2024 13:04 UTC-5

Eisenberg Flushes Out Kings

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Tyler Boyer

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Action folded to a player in middle position who raised to 35,000. He was called by Jeremy Rodriguez in the hijack, and Joel Lanning in the cutoff. Then Lara Eisenberg three-bet to 160,000, and the player in middle position four-bet all in. Rodriguez and Lanning folded, and Eisenberg made the call to put the player in middle position at risk.

Middle Position: K♠K♣ All in
Lara Eisenberg: J♦J♣

The player in middle position was in great shape to get more than a double up, but the board ran out with four diamonds on it, to give Eisenberg a flush, and eliminate her opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lara Eisenberg	2,350,000 400,000	400,000

Joel Lanning	480,000 183,000	183,000
Jeremy Rodriguez	335,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tags: Jeremy Rodriguez Joel Lanning Lara Eisenberg

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

08-04-2024 13:12 UTC-5

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Nick Becker

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

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08-04-2024 13:22 UTC-5

Berry's Flop Raise Gets Through

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Nick Becker

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action was caught on the flop of 7♣5♠Q♣ in a hand between Bradley McFarland in middle position and Jackie Berry in the cutoff.

With a little over 100,000 in the pot, McFarland bet 35,000 and Berry put in a raise to 85,000.

McFarland thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jackie Berry	640,000 210,000	210,000
Bradley McFarland	305,000 -880,000	-880,000

Tags: Bradley McFarland Jackie Berry

08-04-2024 13:23 UTC-5

Anton's Kings Get Him a Double Up

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Tyler Boyer

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jason Bullock limped in from early position when Nick Kocman raised to 52,000 from the hijack. Once it folded to the small blind Alvin Anton, he three-bet all in for 284,000. Then Bullock four-bet all in for 789,000, which got Kocman to fold, leaving the two players heads up, with Anton at risk.

Alvin Anton: K♠K♣ All in
Nick Kocman: Q♦Q♣

Anton was poised for a double up with is pocket kings versus the pocket queens of Kocman. When the board ran out 9♥4♠7♣6♦A♥ the kings of Anton was still best, and he secured the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Kocman	1,020,000 374,000	374,000

Alvin Anton	660,000 560,000	560,000
Jason Bullock	505,000 -4,000	-4,000

Tags: Nick Kocman Jason Bullock Alvin Anton